Law & Crime
Niger State AG, Commissioner for Justice seeks collaboration with Police to end thuggery, Youth restiveness
By Uthman Baba-Al-Naseer, Minna
The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Niger State Barrister Nasiru Mua’zu, has requested for a collaboration with the Niger State Police Command to bring an end to the activities of thuggery and youth restiveness in Minna the Niger State Capital.
He assured the Niger State, Command of his Ministry supports in ensuring that the increasing Proportion of youths restiveness and other security Challenges in the state are brought to an end.
The Attorney General who stated this while on a courtesy visit to the Commissioner of Police in Niger State, CP Abudullahi Adamu Elleman in his office Monday, noted that the office of the Attorney General is worried with the activities of ” these miscreants that have been making Minna the state capital inhabitable in recent times”
According to the Commissioner for Justice, members of the public also need to support relevant security agencies in the state with the needed information on the activities of these miscreants ” so that they can be taken away from the streets in the general interest of the citizens”
Adding, “As you all known police and other security forces as well as the courts cannot perform any magic neither they are magicians.
” Without Any vital information from the Public on the identity of these miscreants and their hideouts you cannot expect any magic from the security agencies. So all stakeholders must collaborate with the relevant security agencies to flush out these youths from our midsts” he asserted
Speaking further, Nasiru Mua’zu described as disturbing the undue interference of some prominent individuals and parents on the prosecution of their children involvement in criminality warning that full wrath of the law will be visited on such parents.
The Attorney General assured that the Judiciary will continue to leave up its constitutional mandate in ensuring the full Prosecution of the miscreants and appropriate punishment are mated on them if found guilty noting that unnecessary interference as the factor responsible for the effective Prosecution of the miscreants
Receiving the Attorney General, the Commissioner of Police CP Adamu Abdullahi Elleman, applauded the Commissioner for Justice for the visit and assure that the Command under his leadership will synergize with the office of the Attorney General in ensuring the speedy dispensation of Criminal Justice in the state.
He noted that the Police, as a critical stakeholders in the Criminal administration of Justice would continue to partner with the Ministry of Justice in making the state unsafe for Criminal minded elements in the state
CP Adamu Elleman requested the support of the office of the Attorney General for training and retraining of investigating Police Officers (IPO) this according to the Commissioner of Police will improve the capacity of the Police investigators for effective performance.
He told the Attorney General that legal department of the Command will be given the needed empowerment for effective Prosecution of cases and the legal department will be monitored to perform.
There is rising apprehension among residents of Yenagoa,the Bayelsa State capital following the killing of Olotu Wanemi Omubo, the alleged leader of the Bobos cult group in the State.
The deceased Olotu Wanemi Omubo, an Indigene of Nembe in Nembe Local Government Area of the State, was also a beneficiary of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) and a leader of the Phase 2 amnesty beneficiaries in the State.
Investigations revealed that some unknown rival cult gang had on Thursday night at about 9pm trailed him to the residence of a female friend, and shot him three times at close range on the head, the chest and the side.
Another version of the report claimed that the deceased was shot three times and heavy stones were rained on him to confirm he was dead before the suspected killers fled the scene.
Some security operatives confirmed that the head ruptured in the attack. And the killing made residents of the Good news street along Azikoro town scampered for safety.
Some members of the Bobos group are however suspecting the involvement of external marksmen in the killing of Wanemi.
Security sources informed our correspondent that the killing of Olotu Wanemi Omubo is a follow up to the lingering battle between the rival cult groups, the Greenlanders,Vikings and the Bobos in the State.
The Bobos cult group were also implicated in the shooting of one suspected Unit leader of the Vikings cult group identified as Christian along the Kimowei filling station area of Imgbi road in Amarata.
Christian was shot in the shoulder at close range and currently in a critical condition in an undisclosed hospital.
The shooting of the Vikings member was reported to have led to the invasion of the Swali area of the State capital where four persons were killed on Easter Sunday.
It was revealed that the Greenlanders group had in the last few days held a national meet where key decision were made on ways to wad off rival cult attacks.
Close observers have started sounding note of warning to residents to avoid night movement and unnecessary social gatherings in anticipation of a reprisal attacks from the Bobos cult groups in the state,” there would more killings if the Police and the State government failed to intervene. Innocent persons were killed at Swali when they did not see the cult boys”
Another resident from the Imgbi road area, identified as Melvin told our correspondent that the known notorious cult members in Amarata have gone into hiding out of fear,” we don’t see most them around again. Those at Apex,Imgbi road and Omoadec areas have gone into hiding. We now live in fear.”
Contacted on the development, the Police Spokesperson, Musa Mohammed said the police have received the report of the killing of one person along Azikoro town but awaiting full details on the incident.
However a Senior police officer attached to the State Police Command told our correspondent that the Police is tactically investigating developments and monitoring key actors in the renewed cult gang war.
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